New Graphic Novel: Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo vol. 2 by Mahiro Maeda

“I have forged my destiny through the power of my own will –the power to manipulate the lives of others, from my own safe shore.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, a fabulously wealthy aristocrat from the far reaches of the galaxy, has returned to Paris on a secret mission of revenge. His first target is Gerard de Villefort, the prosecutor who falsely sentenced him to life imprisonment twenty-five years ago. His pawns are Villefort’s family—a dissatisfied young wife, a withdrawn daughter, and a pampered son. From a single drop of poison spreads a pool of lust and horror that none may escape.
Based on the acclaimed anime, this science fiction version of Alexandre Dumas’ classic The Count of Monte Cristo is a surreal, beautiful tale of love, death, and the seductive power of evil. Includes special extras after the story! –from the product description

New Audio Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Read by Allan Corduner

Death narrates this story of Liesel Meminger’s young life as she ekes out an existence in World War II Germany.  Liesel’s foster father teaches her to read and write, and she shares this gift with both her neighbors and a Jewish man she helps to hide in the basement.  Her sorrowful life is punctuated with the sweetness of a first love and her love for stealing what she cannot resist: books. –from the back cover

New Anime DVDs!

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Ah!  My Goddess: Love Plus One Volume 2, Episodes 6 – 10 Based on a manga by Kosuke Fujishima, Ah My Goddess has been a fan favorite for years: the 2005 TV series was preceded by an OVA in 1993, the TV series Adventures of the Mini-Goddess in 1998, and a theatrical feature in 2000. It's hard for nerdy student Keiichi Morisato to live a semblance of a normal life with adoring Norse goddess Belldandy. It gets even harder when Keiichi's sister Megumi joins them at the Nekomi Institute of Technology: She's amazed to find her out-of-it brother living with a beautiful girl, and starts offering advice. Further complications arise when glitches in the celestial operating system cause Belldandy's older, wilder sister Urd to join the household. Meanwhile, deposed campus queen Sayoko Mishima and school Casanova Toshiyuki Aoshima are plotting to break up the happy, if unorthodox, home Keiichi and Belldandy have established. It all adds up to the mixture of slapstick and sentiment that Ah! My Goddess fans expect.  --Charles Solomon for Amazon.com

Ah! My Goddess: With or Without You Volume 3, Episodes 11 – 14 As the broadcast series of Ah My Goddess continues, life grows more complicated for Keiichi Morisato and Norse goddess Belldandy. Marller, a demon Belldandy and her sister Urd sealed away ages ago, reappears and turns Keiichi into a motor scooter. Once Keiichi is back to normal--or as close as he's likely to get--Belldandy's younger sister Skuld arrives. As she's gadget-happy, she quickly clashes with Keiichi's mechanically minded younger sister, Megumi. The addition of these characters reduces Keiichi and Belldandy to relatively minor roles in their own series. The filmmaking is sometimes sloppy: when a glowing, rabbit-like creature steals the magic CD that gives Belldandy and Urd power over Marller, the goddesses don't even seem to notice the theft. But fans of the series aren't likely to worry about plot points. –Charles Solomon for Amazon.com

Kino’s Journey Complete Collection  Destination is a state of mind.  Travelers not only find themselves in a variety of locations and geographic phenomena, but they also bear witness to the myriad of interpretations connected to them.  A wielder of cutlery, firepower and a piercing tongue, Kino is ready to embark on a journey unlike any other. 

Try These Fiction Books about Music

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Beige by Castellucci

LBD: It’s a Girl Thing by Dent

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Cohn & Levithan

Pop Princess by Cohn

Diva by Flinn

Born to Rock by Korman

Guitar Girl by Manning

Celebrate Teen Read Week!

 

Books with Beat @ your library®

Poetry, audiobooks, books about music 

“Why is it important to celebrate? For a lot of reasons! Teens have so many options for entertainment, so it's important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it's free, fun, and can be done anywhere! Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce. Also, it’s a great chance to let your school or your public library communities know how important teen services are! Let teens know the possibilities that exist within your doors, and within the covers of books.” – www.ala.org

Teen Read Week is an initiative of the  Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

New Anime: Love Hina The Complete Series

Keitaro moved to his grandma's apartment building to cram for a college entrance exam. Too bad nobody told him the complex is for ladies only and that he's the new manager. The job has some perks: girls frolicking in the hot springs all day and lounging in their naughtiest nighties all night. It's definitely gonna be tough for Keitaro to focus on studying, especially if one of his titillating tenants turns out to be his long-lost love.

Listen to Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Just in on Audio CD: Catching Fire, the second book of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, read by Carolyn McCormick

By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

Finally! The Conclusion to the Chaos Walking Series by Patrick Ness

Monsters of Men

In the riveting conclusion to the acclaimed dystopian series begun with The Knife of Never Letting Go and The Ask and the Answer, a boy and girl caught in the chaos of war face devastating choices that will decide the fate of a world. 

As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. And as the ceaseless Noise lays all thoughts bare, the projected will of the few threatens to overwhelm the desperate desire of the many. The consequences of each action, each word, are unspeakably vast: To follow a tyrant or a terrorist? To save the life of the one you love most, or thousands of strangers? To believe in redemption, or assume it is lost? Becoming adults amid the turmoil, Todd and Viola question all they have known, racing through horror and outrage toward a shocking finale. 

Just In: The Sequel to Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Behemoth

The behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt. But when disaster strikes the Leviathan's peacekeeping mission, they find themselves alone and hunted in enemy territory. Alek and Deryn will need great skill, new allies, and brave hearts to face what's ahead.

New Graphic Novel! Salem Brownstone by John Harris Dunning & Nikhil Singh

A mundane life takes a strange and magical turn in this rich gothic fantasy told with vivid black-and-white art — a graphic novel perfect for a Halloween night. As he twists the key and slowly creeps into the grand mansion left to him in his father's will, Salem Brownstone has an eerie feeling that his world is about to change. First there's the appearance of a beguiling contortionist from Dr. Kinoshita's Circus of Unearthly Delights . . . then a crystal ball . . . then an attack by the sinister Shadow Boys. It seems the father that Salem never knew was actually a powerful magician, and the son has inherited his dark legacy — and an unfinished battle for life or death. With intriguing echoes of Tim Burton, Edward Gorey, H. P. Lovecraft, and Aubrey Beardsley, this album-format, beautifully cloth-bound graphic novel forges a mesmerizing style all its own. –from the publisher

"Wonderfully imaginative and stylish. . . . A perfect example of the adventurous new directions that comic books should be taking in the future." — Alan Moore, author of WATCHMEN and V FOR VENDETTA